A disgruntled Brit plowed a digger into the lobby of a Travelodge in Liverpool, after reportedly not receiving pay for construction work on the hotel. Police and fire crews were called to the hotel on Monday afternoon, after the vandal rammed his vehicle through the PVC and glass entrance to the hotel, pulling the facade

The Brando resort at Tetiaroa, French Polynesia is being recognised for prioritising environmentally-friendly practices across the luxury resort. — Handout via AFP NEW YORK, Jan 21 — The Caribbean’s only certified carbon-neutral resort and a car and RV rental company making the switch to electric-powered holiday vehicles are among some of the finalists in a

Ankara has “almost completed” preparations for another military operation in Syria and will launch it if “promises” made by other parties about the protection of its borders are not kept, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said. Turkey still hopes that talks with the US, Russia and “other parties” will allow it to ensure its security

Pune: Planning a holiday in Sikkim this summer? Reconfirm your hotel bookings first.The ongoing dispute between hotels and online travel aggregators (OTAs) — GoIbibo and MakeMyTrip — has further deteriorated with hotels in Sikkim boycotting the two OTAs. The Sikkim Hotels and Restaurants Association (SHRA) recently convened a hoteliers’ meeting in Gangtok during which it

NEW YORK — The New England Patriots, the Los Angeles Rams and On Location Experiences (“On Location” or “OLE”), the official Super Bowl hospitality and fan travel partner of the National Football League (“NFL” or “The League”), today announced the sale of official Super Bowl LIII ticket and travel packages for fans following their team’s

]]>1278177Sri Lanka targets $5b in revenue from tourism in 2019https://travelwirenews.com/sri-lanka-targets-5b-in-revenue-from-tourism-in-2019-1277999/
Mon, 21 Jan 2019 19:18:05 +0000https://travelwirenews.com/sri-lanka-targets-5b-in-revenue-from-tourism-in-2019-1277999/Sri Lanka’s tourism industry is aiming to earn $5 billion in 2019 as the industry gears to attract over three million tourists this year, the Sri Lanka’s Tourism Development Authority said in a statement on Monday. In 2018, Sri Lanka earned $4.4 billion from tourism with steadily increased revenue of 11.6 percent compared to 2017,

BANGKOK – The Tourism Authority of Thailand published a breakdown of 2018 visitors by nationality on the Facebook page of its Intelligence Centre on Saturday night, with Chinese leading the tally, to no one’s surprise. Of the 38 million foreign visitors to Thailand last year, 10.6 million came from China, 4.1 million from Malaysia and

Joined by the industry’s key decision makers, executives, trade and consumer media from around the world, the award underlined the great potential and outstanding capability of a Thai company and strengthens Thailand’s tourism image in all dimensions as a world class destination. King Power is committed to the country and travel retail business and aims

Last year, Thai Airbnb hosts welcomed more than 100,000 guests and earned Bt380 million combined over three of the Kingdom’s largest tourist events: Chinese New Year, Songkran and Golden Week. Family travel made up a significant proportion of all bookings during these periods, comprising about 15 per cent of the total. As Thailand gears up